Equity Support Worker
Life Without Limits: empowering young people with disabilities to live independently
Disability Solutions West Midlands
- Location
- Stoke-on-Trent (ST4 7NY)
- Hours
- 22.5 hours per week
- Salary
- £25,878 pro rata
- Closing date
Change lives. Build futures. Create possibilities.
Are you passionate about helping young people achieve their goals and live life without limits?
At Disability Solutions West Midlands, we're looking for an enthusiastic and committed Equity Support Worker to join our award-winning team and help deliver our Life Without Limits project. The project supports young people with disabilities aged 16 to 25 across Stoke-on-Trent as they prepare for independent living.
This is your opportunity to make a genuine difference every day by helping young people build confidence, develop life skills and make informed choices about their futures.
What you'll do
Working directly with young people aged 16 to 25, you will:
- deliver person-centred enablement support
- build positive, trusting relationships with young people
- carry out assessments and co-produced action planning
- provide one-to-one mentoring and practical guidance
- support informed decision-making and independence
- help deliver engaging workshops and group activities
- support moves from family homes or local authority care into independent living
Why join us?
This is a rare opportunity. Thanks to our exceptionally low staff turnover, vacancies in our team don't come up often.
For decades, Disability Solutions West Midlands has championed the rights, independence and aspirations of disabled people. You'll be joining a respected, values-led charity, recognised for delivering outstanding services across the region.
About you
We're looking for someone who:
- has experience supporting, mentoring, advising or enabling young people with disabilities
- has excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- can work creatively and independently
- shares our commitment to the Social Model of Disability
- is passionate about equality, inclusion and empowerment
Experience of delivering workshops or group sessions to young people would be an advantage.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
We particularly welcome applications from:
- disabled people and people with lived experience of disability
- ex-military personnel
- people committed to promoting independence and choice
What we offer
- Competitive salary of £25,878 (pro rata)
- Employer pension contribution
- Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
- Free on-site parking
- Complimentary refreshments
- A supportive and friendly team
- The chance to make a lasting difference in your community
How to apply
Step 1: request an application pack. For a job description, person specification and application form, email
Need the pack in another format? If you need the application pack in large print or another format, email
Step 2: send your completed application. Mark it Private & Confidential and email it to
Disability Solutions HQ
North Staffordshire Medical Institute
Hartshill Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 7NY
Key dates
- Closing date
- Interviews
Disability Solutions West Midlands is a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 1143929).